Cleared engineering and cyber services for U.S. defense and intelligence
Cornerstone Defense is a Herndon-based contractor delivering cloud, DevSecOps and cybersecurity engineering to defense, intelligence and space customers. Its stack pairs a deep Oracle/OCI footprint with a security-scanning toolchain (Fortify, Acunetix, Prisma Cloud, SonarQube), and accelerating, senior-heavy hiring in engineering and security tracks project work tied to USCYBERCOM readiness, training and POM planning.
Notable leadership hires: Integrated Product Team Lead
Cornerstone Defense is a privately held small business founded in 2014 and headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, with 201–500 employees. It supports U.S. Defense, Intelligence and Space community customers with secure cloud architecture, systems and network engineering, cybersecurity engineering and full-stack application development. Its work spans data analytics, zero-trust security, AI/ML-enabled mission systems and tactical operations. Staff support customer sites across several states, including DC, Maryland, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Hawaii and California.
Cornerstone Defense works with AWS, Azure, GCP and Oracle OCI, plus Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Artifactory, SonarQube, Fortify and Prisma Cloud, with Python, C++ and Node.js for development.
Yes. Hiring is accelerating, concentrated in engineering and security roles at senior level, with smaller openings in data, ops, design and product, all based in the United States.
Current work includes USCYBERCOM cyber force readiness assessments, joint cyber training support, POM submissions, virtualization and containerization for offensive cyber operations, and productizing a solution suite for DoD-wide deployment.
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